Refrigeration apparatus



April 9, 1935.

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Patented Apr. 9, 1935 Y liilJl'rI-:D STAT REFRiGERATIoN APPARATS Le ARoy F.`Gones, Gastnia, N. C. o o Application June s, 1934, seriainopmasvs This invention relates to a combinedairV connection and securing means for ice cans as employed in ice-making plants.

It is an objectv of this invention to. provide a .resilient means'for Vsecuring ice cans in proper position in the brine tanks in the manufacture of ice, saidl resilient means beingfree from objections of rust formations and the like and being quicklyremovable to `remove the ice cans as well as being quickly insertable for holding ice cans in proper position. Also; a quick detachable air connection is employed which is associated with a perforated pipe, said pipe being rmounted for free swinging movement in the ice can during ient means usually comprise spring tension devices and as these spring tension devices contain steel and as they are exposed to the brine, they quickly rust. It is a well known fact that one bit of rust inY an ice can will ruin an entire block of ice,` and it is therefore an objectr of this inventionto provide positive and 'resilient securing vmeans which are `Vquickly detachable and which are freefrom rust. n Y

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appearas the de` scription proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in whichtg Figure 1 is an isometric view with portions broken away of. a portion of an ice-making apparatusequipped with my invention;

Figure .2 is a` longitudinal sectional view through one of the ice4 cans and showing my invention associated therewith;

. Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view through two adjacent ice cans and taken along line 3 3 in Figure 2;. .i .i

Figure 4 is an enlarged top plan` view of my fastening vmeans and"associated parts;

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the numeral` and disposed on this floor is usuallya sheet of cork l l which has awater tight connection with theend wall l2 and thesidewall I3` of thevat in which the'ice cans `are adapted to beplacedV for the freezing operation.' This vat has a plurality of transversely disposed partitions I4 anda plurality of longitudinal partitions l5, said partitions l5 being Sa mere frame Work at thetop of the vat and do not forbid circulation ofthe brine enclosed in the vat.v .Transverse members,V I5 have secured thereto suitablenon-corrosive members Il and I8 which are adapted to'fsupport in any suitable manner, suchas by transverse bolts I9, the refrigerating pipesZD, these pipes being adapted to have suitableirefrigeratingiuid to pass therethrough for cooling the brine and performing the freezing operation;

`Disposed on top ofthe sheet of cork! I are. the

non-corrosive members such as wood '2l' which yl0' indicates a Suitable floor: 'ori' ,A Vplatform supporting the ice-making apparatus support or limit the downward movementv of ice y cans 36. f Y i Ice-making machinery has heretofore em'- Aployed a plurality of air conducting pipes 22fco'nnectedto a suitable source of compressed air for supplying compressed air to the ice plantduring ,termediate its ends. This tube 26 is adapted Vto lhave universal movement in'a horizontal plane, by having a suitable ball Yor enlargement 28 thereonl disposed above a suitable non-corrosive fitting such as bronze through which the pipe 26 projects.'`

Thebronze securedv on topfof ya spring-like board or wooden member '30 which isf usually composed ofv white oak, suitable oak wood, and in fact any typeof wood which is bendable n suchas ash or hickory. The' ends of this wooden member 30 have suitable non-corrosive metallic members V3| and 32 on the ends thereof Whoseouter ends are serrated to engagethe sidewalls I4 of the transverse partitions in the apparatus. These are usually made of Wood though lead or other non-corrosive substances may -be employed. The serrated ends of or other non-corrosive fitting 29 vis- Y Cil members 3| and 32 usually penetrate the wooden partition I4 and since the member. 30 is pressed downwardly, in its central portion there is a resiliency which causes the buoyancy of the ice can pressing against the end members 3| and' 32 to embed the serrated ends in the sidewalls of the partition members I4. If it is desired, suitable Athin non-corrosive guide members VIl!!Y and 35 may be secured to the partition members I4 to limit the upward movement ofthe .member 3| providing its serrated ends should not embed themselves in the partition I4. The ice cans are designated by reference characters 35, there being an ice can for each of the retaining members 3|.

In Figure 7 there is shown a slightly modified.

form wherein the perforated tube 26 extendssubstantially'above the tting .GQand has the rubber hose 24 connected directly zthereto.- Immediately below the rubber hose is an enlarged spherizcal portion .28a Vwhich is vintegral or secured .to

vthe.:perforated pipe 26. :The ,structures are very 'similar except that 'inFi'gure' 6 the hose 24Ican be disconnected from the ttingl'when the ice cans are. removed from .the periorated'pipe: 2.5, whereas, irl-.Figure "7, the hose 12.4. is .disconnected from the upper end vof pipe'2`6 when the ice can is to beremoved from the lapparatus `after the water therein. has V'becomefrozen and the holding member toxbe .removed'to allowxthe ice .can tofbe removed from the ibrine. u

It `will zbe nnticed `that this apparatus will `be free .from all objections .such as rusting. parts .andthat `it holds the .canresiliently `in position Aand forces it downwardly against the supporting members 2|. lNoV resilient material is employed for holding .the can.. in position embodying any materials Ion-zwliiichgrizlst can icollect. A'I'.l'ie appara'- tus is easily manipulated and can be installed and disconnected .byonefhand .of the operator.

Fmithermore, the airsupply means can .be quickly .detachedtheref1om and-.again attached thereto, when the ice can is to be removed and the block odce. discharged therefromuor the can is yto be .lled withwater to @be yfrozen.againxand installed 'in the .brine tank. fItw-ill also `be noticed that :this apparatus? permitseasy withdrawal'of .the lice 4.cans :from'tthe brine because. when the water 'is' frozen. into .a :solid :block crise, a perforated tube of course is frozen inthe ice, and lbyv pressing ifdovnawar'dly .on 'the member isn, :the member 30 alongvrith the perforatedzpipe 4carribe removed from-,engaging position with .the partitions :|15 ofA 1the tank. f WhenV the :hose 4"'is '.disconnectedpthe holding-means vand disconnected pipe can be removedfromtthe brine alongwith the vcan :conta-ining `the'block `of lice whereby the pipe :can l.be melted nut'cfftheblockof iceat apointremoved from .the .brine vat thus preventing dilution and con# tam-mationfinthefbrine-vat. n

In 1the.drawing-s and specication .therel has beenset mhe-.preferred embodiment .ofthe invention, although specic terms are employed, .they are used in la :generic Vand descriptiveffsense only, and not for pmposesnef limitation, Athe-scope of: ,the invention .being set `forth in the appended claims. f

1. ,Meansforsecuring ice Icansfin brine `tanks Y and supplying compressed air thereto comprising sure has been relieved, an air supply pipe mounted in said strip for free swinging movement, a compressed air supply pipe and a flexible hose having one end connected to the compressed air suppl-y pipe and having its Vother .endrdetachably secured .to the upper end ofl the air` Supply pipe- 2. Combined air connection and securing means ymeans for ice cans comprising a brine tank having a plurality of spaces for Vthe reception of ice 4-eans,-compressed air pipes disposed along the rupperportion y.of the tank, ilexible hose connections leading from the pipe, a resilient wooden V.member whose length is greater than the length of l a.compartment and being adapted to be depressed at its center to force the ice can into the brine andlf'whose ,ends .are .adapted .to engage .the

sidewalls and hold .thecan in .depressedposition, a perforated pipe swingably supported Iby .said Wooden member and .beingadapted to have the 4free .end .of a hose .connection secured thereto.

Icefrmaking apparatus .comprising al .brine tank, .compressed air pipes disposed lalong l the yupper portion lof lthe tank, partition members dithe. tank into a plurality of compartments, :ice .cans adapted .to be* disposed in said compartments, a resilientfboard member -longer. than the .length .of a compartment for securing an ice-can a compartment, an air pipe'swingably sup@- Y.ported by .the aboard member andY depending into rthe ice can and a detachablehose connection ibetank andhaving :means on .its ends for-.engaging ,f

Athe walls of the; tank :after its central .portion is depressediand released and' means carried iby the board for swingably supporting the. yair lsupply pipe. Y

I6.;AI1 ice--glrxaking apparatuscomprising a vat y,

with pafsoluti'on therein, an ice can disposed in said vatpmea'ns for 'holding said can 'in 'posi- :tien :comprising an Velongated resilient wooden member having its ends abutting the'sidewalls of said vat'anditslower surface engaging the top of said'. can, the overall length of said resilient memherbleing greater than the face to face dimensions of the sidewallsr of :said vat. to' cause thecentralwportion ofthe-resilient member to arch and exert pressure upon the sidewalls, tofhol'd the y resilient member and can in the solution.

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